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OPINION BBG Watch Commentary BBG Watch commented early on Monday that U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) confirmed its longstanding reputation for being what Iranian and American critics often refer to as “The Voice of the Mullahs” or “VOM,” by…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary As of 11 PM ET, Friday, December 29, 2017, Voice of America (VOA) English News has not posted a single Facebook video of the Iranian protests. Zero, (0). VOA English News had, however, time and resources to…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary Ines Pohl, the Editor-in-Chief of Germany’s external broadcaster and digital media outlet Deutsche Welle (DW), has shown strong leadership on combating hate against Jews. That kind of leadership when it comes to program management is sorely lacking…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary Six raw footage videos posted on Facebook by editors of U.S. tax-funded ($224 million FY 2017) the Voice of America (VOA) which show protests in the Muslim world against President Trump’s decision on Jerusalem, including burning of…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary The U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) has many journalists, editors, managers and executives who strongly dislike Donald Trump. Some VOA reporters have called him F-words (F*ckface Von Clownstick) on their personal but public Facebook pages and…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary For a background on these images from videos posted online by U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA) without any balance or any American viewpoints, please read: Voice of America shows torching of U.S. and Israeli flags in…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary Russia’s propaganda media outlet RT was not the only one to fan flames of anti-Americanism over President Trump’s decision on Jerusalem. U.S. taxpayer-funded Voice of America (VOA), part of the dysfunctional Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) $740…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary Former CNN correspondent in Russia Jill Dougherty, who also had a brief stint early in her journalistic career with the Russian Service of the Voice of America (VOA), observed on her Facebook page that: “Just like the…Read more

BBG Watch Russia’s RT has just reported that “Russia lists 9 media outlets as foreign agents, including Voice of America, Radio Liberty.” It was an expected move by Russia after the Trump administration forced RT to register as a foreign…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary In the last few days U.S. taxpayer-funded Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) was too busy promoting an icon of communism, the East German “Trabant,” to notice the White House statement proclaiming November 7 “National Day…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary The Voice of America (VOA) White House bureau chief, Steve Herman, @W7VOA, had posted a few days ago numerous tweets about a woman cyclist showing an obscene middle finger sign to President Trump’s limousine as it passed…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is seen by Russia experts as a failure in countering Russian propaganda and disinformation from such Russian outlets as RT and SPUTNIK. The BBG’s two media operations focused on Russia, Radio…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary Fascists and Rightwing Nationalists They are everywhere according to Russia’s propaganda outlet RT, except in Russia. Fascists and Rightwing Nationalists They are everywhere according to the Voice of America, including the United States, rarely in Russia. Russia’s…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded ($220 million FY 2017) Voice of America, run by its dysfunctional federal parent agency ($740 million, including VOA), the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), has been clowning around at taxpayers’ expense for many years, becoming…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary U.S. taxpayer-funded ($221 million FY 2017) Voice of America (VOA), which during the Cold War was a nimble U.S. state broadcaster able to counter Soviet propaganda with prompt and comprehensive news reporting, was at least one hour…Read more

BBG Watch Commentary As Hurricane Irma hit Florida, Russia’s RT beat U.S. taxpayer-funded ($221 million FY 2017) Voice of America (VOA) hands down in news coverage, posts on Facebook, and audience engagement, as did every other major news organization, including…Read more

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The long-range interests of the United States are served by communicating directly with the peoples of the world by radio. To be effective, the Voice of America must win the attention and respect of listeners. These principles will therefore govern Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts:

1. VOA will serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of news. VOA news will be accurate, objective, and comprehensive.

2. VOA will represent America, not any single segment of American society, and will therefore present a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions.

3. VOA will present the policies of the United States clearly and effectively, and will also present responsible discussions and opinion on these policies.

Gerald R. Ford

President of the United States of America

Signed July 12, 1976

Public Law 94-350

Violations of VOA Charter

In 2016, the Voice of America posted one-sided attacks on Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders in violation of the VOA Charter.